 | John Locke - 1828 - عدد الصفحات: 602
...in meddling with things exceeding its comprehension ; to stop when it is at the utmost extent of its tether ; and to sit down in a quiet ignorance of those...then, perhaps, be so forward, out of an affectation of a universal knowledge, to raise questions, and perplex ourselves and others with disputes about things... | |
 | Dugald Stewart - 1829 - عدد الصفحات: 518
...in meddling with things exceeding its comprehension ; to stop when it is at the utmost extent of its tether ; and to sit down in a quiet ignorance of those...are found to be beyond the reach of our capacities." " My right hand writes," says Locke, in another part of his Essay, " whilst my left hand is still.... | |
 | Dugald Stewart - 1829 - عدد الصفحات: 518
...in meddling with things exceeding its comprehension ; to stop when it is at the utmost extent of its tether ; and to sit down in a quiet ignorance of those...are found to be beyond the reach of our capacities." "My right hand writes," says Locke, in another part of his Essay, " whilst my left hand is still. What... | |
 | Dugald Stewart - 1829 - عدد الصفحات: 510
...in meddling with things exceeding its comprehension ; to stop when it is at the utmost extent of its tether ; and to sit down in a quiet ignorance of those...are found to be beyond the reach of our capacities." " My right hand writes," says Locke, in another part of his Essay, " whilst my left hand is still.... | |
 | Thomas Curtis - 1829 - عدد الصفحات: 810
...busy, meddling minds ' to stop when at the utmost extent of their tether,' as good Mr. Locke says, ' and to sit down in a quiet ignorance of those things which are found to be beyond the reach of our capacities,' without adding to all the other disquiets of this... | |
 | Victor Cousin - 1834 - عدد الصفحات: 398
...in meddling with things exceeding its comprehension; to stop when it is at the utmost extent of its tether ; and to sit down in a quiet ignorance of those...to raise questions and perplex ourselves and others about things to which our understandings are not suited, and of which we cannot frame in our minds... | |
 | 1840 - عدد الصفحات: 456
...in meddling with things exceeding its comprehension, to shop when it is at the utmost extent of its tether and to sit down in a quiet ignorance of those things, which upon exaniination we found to be beyond the reach of our capacities. — Thus men extending their enquiries... | |
 | René Descartes - 1835 - عدد الصفحات: 508
...meddling with things exceeding its comprehension ; to stop when « it is at the utmost extent of its tether ; and to sit down in a quiet ignorance « of...found to be beyond the « reach of our capacities). » ( Locke, Of human understanding ; Introduction, § 4.) (S3; « De quibus in loto sequent! libro... | |
 | René Descartes - 1835 - عدد الصفحات: 508
...meddling with things exceeding ils comprehension ; to stop when « it is at the utmost extent of its tether ; and to sit down in a quiet ignorance « of...upon examination, are found to be beyond the « reach ofour capacities). » ( Locke, Of human understanding ; Introduction, §4.) (53) « De quibus in toto... | |
 | Thomas Curtis (of Grove house sch, Islington) - 1839 - عدد الصفحات: 812
...when it is at the utmost extent of its tether ; and to sit down in quiet ignorance of those tilings, which, upon examination, are found to be beyond the reach of our capacities.' It would be well, indeed, if even Mr. Locke had kept this, as well as some other of his sound maxims,... | |
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I suppose it may be of use to prevail with the busy mind of man to be more cautious in meddling with things exceeding its comprehension ; to stop when it is at the utmost extent of its tether; and to sit down in a quiet ignorance of those things which,... 
